Plant of the day

Plant of the day

So, it comes spring and I’m looking for plants and I realize that the desert that is my SW side wall has flowers, flowers and more flowers, but not much by way of differing textures. So I’m stuck. What has great blue or purple colour, is drought and heat tolerant but isn’t a traditional flower… I have a good pal who is on record as having a strong preference for atypical flowers, so I figured, if I were her what would I plant?…

Family: Apiaceae (ay-pee-AY-see-ee)
Genus: Eryngium (er-RIN-jee-um)
Species: planum (PLAN-um)

Plant of the day

Common Name
“Sea Holly”

Plant of the day

Take that clay soil!

Take that clay soil!

Vern is looking good.

Vern is looking good.

The Curse of the Black Thumb

The Curse of the Black Thumb

I made the best out of a rainy day

I made the best out of a rainy day

Plant ID Please

Plant ID Please

A past winter pic…

A past winter pic…